Patents by Inventor Jean-Yves Macron

Jean-Yves Macron has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6699516
    Abstract: Brewing method in which a suspension of cereals having undergone traditional mashing is boiled in the same kettle as that in which mashing is carrier out, with no hops present. Filtration in the method of the invention is carried out using a thin filter bed, i.e. a filter bed with a thickness between 20 mm and 60 mm, preferably on the order of 40 mm. The method is preferably carried out in an installation that includes a mash tub and at least one and preferably two or three kettles in which mashing and boiling takes place, the kettles being followed by a filter and preferably by a buffer tank and then by a cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignees: Interbrew Societe Anonyme, Krontec Societe Anonym
    Inventors: Stephane Dupire, Jacques Hermia, Jean-Yves Macron, Jacques Meurens, Georges Rahier